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  •   Home > News > National

    ???1;Reassurance for the Waikato-Bay of Plenty netball franchise

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    Australian captain Caitlin Bassett will join the Magic for the ANZ Premiership season after the Constellation Cup.

    The four-test series between the Diamonds and Silver Ferns will be played in Christchurch and Tauranga from March 2 to 7.

    Coach Stacey Marinkovich says Bassett will continue training with New South Wales before heading to New Zealand on February 15.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other National News
     16 Feb: Police say it could take some time to formally identify a body, washed up on Mahia's Mahanga Beach, near Wairoa
     16 Feb: Optimism from Wellington Phoenix women's manager Bev Priestman after a 2-1 home A-League football loss to Central Coast
     15 Feb: Residents due to be hit by heavy rain and severe gales are being warned to act now
     15 Feb: The Indigenous Women have come from 14-nil down to beat the Maori Women 20-14 in their pre-season All-Stars rugby league match in Hamilton
     15 Feb: The Wellington Phoenix trail the Central Coast Mariners 2-1 at halftime of their women's A-League match in Porirua
     15 Feb: Australia have owned the waters off Auckland for a second straight SailGP season
     15 Feb: Police are looking for two men who assaulted a Hamilton woman, while trying to enter her Fairfield home
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     Today's News

    Law and Order:
    Police say it could take some time to formally identify a body, washed up on Mahia's Mahanga Beach, near Wairoa 6:17

    Environment:
    Large swathes of the country are waking up under MetService weather warnings 5:07

    Soccer:
    Optimism from Wellington Phoenix women's manager Bev Priestman after a 2-1 home A-League football loss to Central Coast 4:57

    Rugby:
    Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina 21:57

    International:
    Frog toxins used to poison Alexei Navalny the latest in long history of Russian chemical attacks 21:07

    Environment:
    Residents due to be hit by heavy rain and severe gales are being warned to act now 18:57

    Politics:
    Opposition draws battlelines on nuclear and capital gains tax changes 18:17

    Rugby League:
    The Indigenous Women have come from 14-nil down to beat the Maori Women 20-14 in their pre-season All-Stars rugby league match in Hamilton 18:07

    Soccer:
    The Wellington Phoenix trail the Central Coast Mariners 2-1 at halftime of their women's A-League match in Porirua 17:27

    Cricket:
    Black Caps pace bowler Lockie Ferguson has departed the T20 World Cup camp on paternity leave 16:17


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